CIPS Courses are an essential first step in expanding your global real estate expertise. A+ Plus Schools of Real Estate offers both core and elective courses in online formats through our affiliate program…Realtor U.
CIPS Courses will enable the student to be eligible for the CIPS designation by completing the course requirement part of the program.
As a practitioner in the United States, you must successfully complete the 2 core courses and the three elective courses as outlined below, passing a multiple-choice examination at the end of each course. To pass an exam, you must earn a 70% or better.
The two core courses are the following:
- Global Real Estate: Local Markets. This course is a prerequisite to the other Courses and is a 6 hour online course through our school. Click “here” for course description and to register.
- Global Real Estate: Transaction Tool. This course is a 6 hour online course through our school. Click “here” for course description and to register.
The courses listed below are elective requirements. You must complete any three courses, which are offered by our school in online formats. These elective courses must be completed within two years of completion of the requisite core courses listed above.
The five elective courses are the following:
- CIPS Regional Course: Europe and International Real Estate.
- CIPS Regional Course: Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate.
- CIPS Regional Course: The Americas and International Real Estate.
- CIPS Elective Course: The Business of US Real Estate.
- CIPS Elective Course: At Home with Diversity.
Designation Application
In addition to completing 5 CIPS courses, you must submit a designation application demonstrating your experience in international real estate. This application requires that you earn 100 points in elective credits. Elective credits can be earned by speaking other languages, possessing additional NAR designations, attending international conferences and education sessions, and international transactions in which you will be asked to answer specific questions regarding the sales of each transaction. Transactions must involve other cultures or countries, and can include sales in your local market.
Applications can be submitted throughout the year; however they are due by Oct. 1 to be recognized (and pinned) at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo in November. They can be submitted before your coursework is completed. A one-time only processing fee of US$75 is required when you submit your designation application. Once approved, you must maintain your designation dues annually in order to use the CIPS Designation. Annual CIPS Designation dues are US$220.
